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THE LARGE FLOWERED TECOMA. 



will be easily cultivated in almost any situ- 

 ation. If there are any fears of its hardi- 

 ness it may be protected, as we have point- 

 ed out, for a couple of years, till the wood 

 gets strong and well hardened. 



Any dry, light, well drained soil suits 

 this climber. It should be made mode- 



Fig. 59. — The Large Flowered Tecoma. 



against a wall, it will cover a space 12 or 

 14 feet square in two or three seasons. It 

 is well worthy the attention of those who 

 are looking for climbers of a permanent 

 kind, to cover unsightly walks or close fen- 

 ces, or to render garden buildings of any 

 kind more ornamental, by a rich canopy of 



rately rich ; and in such soil, when planted [ foliage and blossoms 



